Fifth Sunday of the Year C

The following are prayerful resources rather than a liturgy.

Responsorial Psalm
The gospel for the day
(a useful commentary on the reading here)
Some optional questions for reflection
Prayers of Intercession
Cluster Prayer
The gospel of the week ahead with questions

Psalm 137 - Before the angels I will bless you

Before the angels I will bless you, bless you O Lord.

Before the angels, I will bless you.

I thank you Lord, with all my heart;

you have heard the words of my mouth.

In the presence of the angels I will bless you.

I will adore before your holy temple.

I thank you for your faithfulness and love,

which excel all we ever knew of you.

On the day I called, you answered;

you increased the strength of my soul.

All earth king's shall thank you

when they hear the words of your mouth.

They shall sing of the Lord's ways:

'How great is the glory of the Lord!'

You stretch out your hand and save me,

your hand will do all things for me.

You love, O Lord, is eternal,

discard not the work of your hands.

Before the angels I will bless you, bless you O Lord.
Before the angels, I will bless you

Before the angels, I will bless you.

Luke 5:1-11 They left everything and followed him

Jesus was standing one day by the Lake of Gennesaret,

with the crowd pressing round him listening to the word of God,

when he caught sight of two boats close to the bank.

The fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets.

He got into one of the boats – it was Simon’s –

and asked him to put out a little from the shore.

Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat.

When he had finished speaking he said to Simon,

‘Put out into deep water and pay out your nets for a catch.’

‘Master,’ Simon replied, ‘we worked hard all night long and caught nothing,

but if you say so, I will pay out the nets.’

And when they had done this they netted such a huge number of fish

that their nets began to tear,

so they signalled to their companions in the other boat to come and help them;

when these came, they filled the two boats to sinking point.

When Simon Peter saw this he fell at the knees of Jesus saying,

‘Leave me, Lord; I am a sinful man.’

For he and all his companions were completely overcome by the catch they had made;

so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were Simon’s partners.

But Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on it is men you will catch.’

Then, bringing their boats back to land, they left everything and followed him.

This the gospel of the Lord

Having watched our online liturgy, you might want simply to reflect yourself on what you have seen and heard and how that might flow into your coming week. Some people have found it very helpful to meet with others and share their thoughts.
If you are interested in joining a small group to share your thoughts and feelings about God's Word from any of the resources you have watched please email us. cluster.alpha@outlook.com

Questions for reflection (framed for a group discussion)

For us, following Jesus might not mean "leaving everything" physically, but it should mean putting everything second behind our mission as disciples - to capture people's hearts in the way we show our love and care for them. Starting with those in our families...

Who or what has "captured your heart" in your life and how did it happen? (Share)
When have you felt inadequate to a task or role you were given? How did you respond?

Prayers of Intercession

For faith leaders and all who hear the still small voice of our Lord, that they respond with courage to the call to proclaim our Creator’s healing words and be supported by a loving community..